It All Starts Today

When a kindergarten teacher (Philippe Torreton) living in a rural town in France finds that the coal mines--the main source of income--have been closed down, his community changes, becoming increasingly poverty-stricken and decrepit. One day when a drunk mother collapses in the school yard, then abandons her children, Daniel decides to take the kids into his own home. That is the beginning of a critical, reactionary stand he decides to take against the deterioration of his village. A tough and endearing tale, director Bertrand Tavernier (ROUND MIDNIGHT) has made a fine picture with this one.

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"...Passionate and relentless....[The film] strikes a difficult and necessary balance..." -- A. O. Scott , (New York Times)

"...Especially refreshing....Bertrand Tavernier keeps kicking against propriety..." -- Robert Horton , (Film Comment)

"...Superb....IT ALL STARTS TODAY glows, as do all Tavernier films. It's another gem in an ever-lengthening string of accomplishments from one of the world's major filmmakers..." -- Kevin Thomas , (Los Angeles Times)

"...A tender and passionate protest, not without laughter..." -- Roger Ebert , (Chicago Sun-Times)

4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t plays beautifully, like Gallic Loach, and the deft camerawork allows for some amazing, if at times heartbreaking, scenes with the kids." -- Empire Staff , (Empire)

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